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San Ignacio Mini Jesuit Mission Tours
For those looking for aΒ historic tour of Argentina, considerΒ adding the San Ignacio Mini Jesuit ruins to any of our fully-customΒ Argentina travel packages.Β The San Ignacio Mini Jesuit ruins is a Jesuit mission constructed in the Guarani baroque style in what is now northern Argentina, very close to the Iguazu Falls.
San Ignacio Mini Jesuit Ruins
InΒ 1696, San Ignacio Mini Jesuit Ruins were built using the local red sandstone. Fortunately, itsΒ robust construction has preserved the mission for hundreds of years, and it is now recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. We recommend exploring the Jesuit Missions in combination with ourΒ Iguazu Falls tours. Spend a couple of nights in the Iguazu Falls area, in order to see the falls from bothΒ Brazil and the Argentine sides, and then tour the Jesuit Missions in the outlying areas.
Before a trip to Argentina, featuring the San Ignacio Mini Jesuit ruins, watch the excellent movie “The Mission,” which stars Robert De Niro and tells the story of the Jesuits and their relationship with the Guarani tribes in the Iguazu Falls area.
If you’re really interested in the history of the Jesuits in South America, we can customize a tour that includes all of the Jesuit Missions ruins in Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. There are even Jesuit Missions in Bolivia and Uruguay, although those ones are much more obscure. Whichever of the Jesuit Missions interest you, we can arrange tours with knowledgeable guides, as well as coordinate all the details like meals, hotels, and transportation.
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5 Best San Ignacio Mini Jesuit Mission Tours for 2024
| Tour Name | Price | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesuit Missions & IguazΓΊ Falls | from $ | 6 Days | During the 17th-century, Jesuit missionaries from Spain headed deep into the forests in present-day northeastern Argentina and eastern Paraguay. The... |
| Itaipu Dam & Iguazu Paraguay Tour | from $3185 | 8 Days | Guaraní means "warrior" in English. Nowadays we don't know much about these people, who lived in most parts of South America during the 16th... |
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